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Delta has approached Singapore Airlines about buying its 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic. The U.S. carrier is interested in Virgin for its access to London's Heathrow Airport, the world's biggest international hub by traffic. If Delta were to secure the stake, it would give the U.S. airline one of the most robust global networks.

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Martin Marietta will likely explore a friendly bid for gravel and sand supplier Vulcan, rather than launch another hostile takeover bid.

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The U.S. increased spying on an Iranian nuclear plant. The stepped-up surveillance of the Bushehr reactor was driven by heightened concerns about the security of weapons-grade plutonium after Tehran unexpectedly discharged fuel rods from the facility in October. The U.S. scrutiny has been conducted in part by drones operating over the Persian Gulf.